“We’re two people who are really happy and in love,” she gushed to the magazine.

Meghan Markle has opened up about her relationship with Prince Harry in a candid interview and revealed they dated for six months before the news went public. Source: Getty

"We were very quietly dating for about six months before it became news"

The Suits actress met the royal in July 2016 and kept their relationship under wraps in the early stages.

“We were very quietly dating for about six months before it became news, and I was working during that whole time, and the only thing that changed was people’s perception,” she said.

Meghan said that she is still the same person and believes that she will never be defined by a relationship.

Harry made a remarkable stand early on in their relationship

In November 2016 Prince Harry took a bold move and released a statement about his relationship with Meghan after the intense media attention they had both been under.

In the statement it said Meghan had been “subject to a wave of abuse and harassment”.

“Some of this has been very public — the smear on the front page of a national newspaper; the racial undertones of comment pieces; and the outright sexism and racism of social media trolls and web article comments,” the statement read.

It continued: “Prince Harry is worried about Ms Markle’s safety and is deeply disappointed that he has not been able to protect her. It is not right that a few months into a relationship with him that Ms Markle should be subjected to such a storm.

“He knows commentators will say this is ‘the price she has to pay’ and that ‘this is all part of the game’. He strongly disagrees. This is not a game — it is her life and his,” it read.

The intense attention has been difficult for Meghan

Meghan admitted the attention has been challenging and that some days it has been worse than others.

“And right out of the gate it was surprising the way things changed. But I still have this support system all around me, and, of course, my boyfriend’s support,” she said.

“We’re a couple. We’re in love. I’m sure there will be a time when we will have to come forward and present ourselves and have stories to tell, but I hope what people will understand is that this is our time. This is for us. It’s part of what makes it so special, that it’s just ours. But we’re happy. Personally, I love a great love story,” she explained.

It’s clear Meghan is head over heels in love with Harry and we hope one day we will be able to learn more about their love story.

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